To educate Egyptian and International students to be market-responsive modern-minded graduates and to provide knowledge cadres that are highly trained, both scientifically and practically. For this objective, ACU will introduce an innovative approach to practical training called Co-op Programs, whereby a student is placed in a company as a junior employee and is paid a small stipend by his host company. The placement creates a real recruitment process and job environment for the student. The implementation of the Co-op will be done with the help of Canadian universities, while concentrating on small and medium-size industries for placement.

To develop high-demand programs and academic curricula in various disciplines, producing qualitative shift, with the assistance of Canadian educational and scientific institutions.

To consolidate ties among various academic and scientific disciplines and to take part in offering inter-disciplinary studies and communal services. For this objective, ACU will implement a common first year program to its entering students to maximize the inter-disciplinary component of the programs in its four Initial faculties.

To encourage distinguished Egyptian staff members, locally and abroad, to consolidate their ties of cooperation with their Canadian counterparts and Canadian universities.

To Be a world-class, basically non-profit-oriented educational institution, using modern teaching techniques.

Allow opportunity for a percentage of distinguished high-flying students in education and sports wise to avail, free of charge or against relatively lower fees, such high-level education, in a bid to realize justice and societal peace and provide care and encouragement for high-flyers.

Enter into global competition on university and higher education and scientific research, with due consideration of the accelerating changes and successive innovations.